Thu, May 1, 2014

Writers in the Schools (WITS) is recruiting an Assistant Coach for its Meta-Four Houston youth performance poetry team. This full-time internship will provide one intern with the opportunity to coach and mentor youth performance poets who are members of the 2014 Meta-Four Houston team. This internship is (paid, full-time) and will begin June 9, 2014 and end August 1, 2014.

The Meta-Four Assistant Coach will: -Lead writing and performance workshops for the Meta-Four Houston slam team -Coordinate Meta-Four practice schedule with head coaches and students -Attend and assist at all Meta-Four practices and performances -Assist Meta-Four head coaches with workshops -Mentor team members one-on-one with feedback on writing and performance styles -Lead small-group writing and performance workshops for teammates who are crafting group performances -Work with team members to provide necessary documentation and information for lengthy Brave New Voices application process -Coordinate travel arrangements and registrations for Meta-Four team at Brave New Voices -Photograph and video team practices, individual and group performances, and events for WITS archival purposes -Secure and create contracts with professional photographers/videographers for performances as needed -Capture successful writing and performance lessons; lessons will be grouped in an informal curriculum document for future training and resource guides for WITS/Meta-Four teachers -Coordinate fundraising events with our development staff to help send the team to the Brave New Voices competition in Philadelphia -Serve as chaperone for the Texas Youth Poetry Slam and Brave New Voices; the intern will travel with the team (contingent on available travel funds and stipends) -Create a marketing package that will include photographs, video, flyers, and program descriptions; WITS and Meta-Four will use this package to highlight the program’s success to educators and funders with the goal

Qualifications: The Performance Poetry Internship is open to all interested candidates who are currently undergraduate students enrolled in a college or university full-time and who will be returning to school full-time in Fall 2014 as undergraduate sophomores, juniors, or seniors.